A Tunisia-based organization, Startup Tunisia, has won the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Innovation Challenge 2021.
Startup Tunisia, which offers grants and provides technical guidance to startup innovators, has, in just 2 years, supported 550 startups as well as startup support organisations through providing a supportive policy environment, investments and capacity building.
They claimed the USD 10,000 top prize and the title, “2021 ATU Best Ecosystem Practice Enabling Youth ICT Innovation in Africa”.
The competition, launched by the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), also saw Tanzania’s Coding Clubs, Mentorship and Incubation initiative by Apps and Girls, and the ICT Innovation Programme of Zambia’s ICT Authority secure second and third place respectively, taking home USD 5000 and USD 2,500.
The former has empowered over 34,686 girls with problem-solving and coding skills improved their academic performance in ICT and other STEM-related subjects and led to 69 businesses being set up. The latter has successfully commercialized 30+ Startups, created 100+ jobs and worked with 15+ local partners.
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